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Dec. 6, 1927. 1,651,901

A. PATTERSON CLOSET Filed June 7. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 f7 ATTORNEY.-

Dec. 6, 1 92 7.

A. PATTERSON CLOSET Fi led June 7, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

uurrao STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR PATTERSON, F COVI'NGTON, KENTUCKY.

CLOSET.

Application filed June 7,

My invention relates more particularly to water closets or toilets.

Oneof the salient features of my inven tion consists in dispensing with the usual flushing tank, and directing a flow of water directly into the closet bowl from a water supply pipe and in providing a small tank .to provide alimited amount of water .to form a seal in the closet bowl against-escape of .gases. y

In this way I save considerable waterthus cutting down the operating expenses and providing more direct and dependable operation of such devices. I

The direct water flushing streamandthe filling of the small tank for water sealing purposes for the closet are operated simultaneously and the flushing stream operates just long enough .to allow the small tank to fill; when the water is cut off the water in the small tank drains down into the auxiliary bowl or receptacle which holds the water seal.

The advantages and features of my inven- 8 :tion will readily become apparent from. the followingspecification. r In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification:

Fig. 1, is a side elevation, the water hold- 7 .39 ing tank, which acts as a flush tank, being partly broken away, to show construction, ,Fig. ;2, is a plan section, taken on line .2-2 of Fig.

Fig. 3, is an enlargedsection, taken on line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4, is a sectlonal view, .taken "on line 4-4 of Fig. 3,

Fig. '5, is a top view of "the locking mecha- -nism,and

Fig. 6, is a side elevation .01": the parts shown in Fig. 5, parts broken away.

In the drawings the bowl body is marked 1, the lid thereof 2, covering the seat 3, the small water tank is 4. In the body part 1,

'45 I provide an auxiliary bowl or receptacle 5,

which is supported on ashaftd'mountedin the bearings 7, of the body part 1. p

On shaft 6, 1 securely --mountf.a-sector gear 8, vwhich engages the companion gear 9, mounted on a shaft 10 having the bearings 12' in the body part 1. On the shaft 6, I also mount counter-balance weights 13, to help balance the receptacle 5. 1

At theupper part of the body part '1 is .55 the opening 14, which carries the lip or ex- 1926. Serial No. 114,0?4

tension 15 to assist in carrying .ofi the gases and fumes, through the vent opening 16.

On the inside of the body part 1, I provide a projection 17 which enters into the receptacle 5, to allow the seal to be formed by the water 18, in said receptacle. This seal is provided against sewer gases.

7 The receptacle 5 is operatedby the shaft 10 being revolved by pushing down on the hand lever 18, which hand lever has an extension 19, which is pivotally'mounted to a link 20. At point 21, I pivotally mount one end of a lever 22 which fulcrums on shaft 23 and theother end ofsaid lever is slotted to. engage a pin 24, which is mounted on'a link 25. A- valve arm 26 is pivotally mounted to one end of said "link 25Yand a valve arm '27 is'pivotally' mounted to the opposite end of the link 25.

said bell-crank :being pivotally mounted in;

the lower extremity of a link '33, the upper end of the link being pivotally mounted to 1 one end of a rock lever 34, which is journaled in a bracket35, supported by the tank 4,; at the opposite end of the rocker arm 34, 1

I slidably -moun-t a pin '36 having a contact head 37 and a spring 38, mounted between the head 37 and the bearingx39 of the pin 36. At the point 40 'I pivotallymount a trigger arm 41 having the contact head 42 at its I one endand atfits opposite end having :a hook end 43 which engages and disengages with a cam 44, said cam being stationary with the bracket 35. A tension spring 45'l1as :one end fastened in thesrocke'r arm*34 and its other endis fastened ona pin 46, in the tank 4. I i

' I will now describe the water line. An inlet 47 ;leads to the valve 29 thence to the receptacle 5 through-the pipe line 48. I also provide another inlet 49 which leads to the by-pass valve 28, thenpasses into the tank 4 through the pipe 50, l As the water enters tank 4 it causes the float 51-to'rise said floatcarrying at its center a rod 52 which is guidedin aibracket 53, supported in the tank 4; as the rod 52 comes in contact with the head 37 the lever 41 becomes disengaged from the cam 44, and the spring 45 pulling downward, causes the arms 26 and 27 operating on valves 28 and 29, causing them to close.

The water in the tank '4.now drains out through the by-pa'ss valve 28 into pipe line 54 and then into the receptacle 5 and fills the same as shown in Fig.3. 7

As the hand lever 18"is pulled down the valves 28 and 29. are both .open, the one valve28 filling the tank 4 as just described and'the other valve 29,- allows a full pressure of water to flow out into the receptacle, 5 to flush same at which time the contents are dumped andpass out through the opening to the sewer. y c

Both valvesbeing open at the same "time as stated, the valve 29 flushes only the length of time it requires tofill the tank 4 through by-pass valve 28, which time is of short duration, and when filled, the float rod 52 operates the trigger action formed by the levers 34, 41 and cam 44, which action cuts off the flow of'wat'er-and returnsall levers back to normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, This trigger action just described, is the means of positively locking the entire mech- V anism against operation, except through the f so hand lever 18.

It will be seen that the ventilating pipe 16 i is at the top of the bowl part 1 and extends backwardly as shown, this pipe takes ofi'all the gases and the like before the small bowl 5 has been dumped, thus aflt'ording ventilatipln at all times. i This pipe leads to the outs1 e. I

It will readily beobserved that this closet is quickoperating, direct flushing and thoroughly sealed, that it is dependable in operation, that'it will notreadily get-out of order and will not freeze in winter, unless under extraordinary clrcumstances.

I do not wish to limitmyself to the speclfic construction herein shown. but claim any modified form which will fall within bowl, a pipe leading from the tank to the bowland havinga supply branch, a valve associated with said pipe and adapted in one position to cut oil the flow of 'water. V-irom the branch into the pipe and to per- 'mit the flow of water from the tank to the from closed position into the position in I bowl, and in another position to permitthe flowof water from the branch to the tank, manu-motive means for moving said valve which it permits water to flow 'from the branch into the tank, latching means for holding the manu-motive means in the position to whlch it has been moved by the manu-motive operator, a float in the tank arranged to release said latching means, andra device associated with one of said means for re turning the manu-motive means to normal position, and the valve to closed position when. the latching means has been released. In combination, a closet bowl,ta water supply pipe for use in flushing the bowl, a valve controlling the flow of Water through said pipe, a small tank, asecond pipe connecting the tank and bowl and hav-' ing a supply branch, a second valve associated with the second pipe and adapted in one position to close the flow from the branch into the second pipe, while permitting fiow from the tank to the bowl, and in another position to close the flow through the second pipe to the bowl, while'permitting flow from the branch through the second pipe to the tank, said valves nor.-

mally cutting ofl the supply of water to thetank or bowl, manu-motlve means .for simultaneously actuating said valves for placing them ,in positions in 'which'water flows through the firstf mentioned pipe to flush the bowl, and water flows through the branch to the second pipe tosimultaneously fill the tank, latching means for temporarily holding the valves in the last mentioned positions, a float in the tank arranged to engage the latchingmeans for releasing the latteryand means" cooperating with the means for returning the valves to their normal positions:

" 3. A combination asclaimed in claim 2,

in which the latching means includes a ing lever and engaging the latching lever, and a stationary cam adapted to be, engaged by the latching lever when the rocking lever is moved in one direction.

rocking lever, a latching lever pivotally connected to the rocking lever, a spring 'pressedpin slidably mounted in the rock H 4. In combination, a closedbowlp a dump pan pivotally mounted in said bowl, manumotive means for dumping said pan, :1 water supply pipe leading into said bowl,

' a normally closed valve for controlling the passage of water through. said pipe, a small tank, a second pipe placing the tank in communication with the bowl and having a supply branch. a second valve associated with the second pipe'and normally cutting oli flow from said branch into the second pipe while permitting flow fromthe atank into the 'bowl, means for actuatingfsaid valves from said manu-motive means, latching mechanism for the manu-motive means,

and a float in the small tank arranged to release said latching means. 5. Ina closet'of'the character described,

a bowl, a pivoted dump pan arranged in the bowl, manu-motive means for dumping said pan, a water supply pipefor passing water directly from a. city main 'into the bowl, a normally closed valve arranged in said pipe, a tank, a second pipe placing the tank in communication with the bowl and having a supply branch, a second valve associated with the second pipe, normally closing the flow through the branch while permitting flow through the second pipe from the tank to the bowl, connecting means joining the valves to said manu-motive means, whereby when the manu-motive means is operated, the valves will be manipulated to permit the flow of water through the first mentioned pipe into the bowl, and through the branch into the tank, latching means operatively connected to the connecting means for holding the manumotive means in the position to which it has been moved by the operator, a float in the tank for releasing said latching means, and a device for returning the parts to normal condition after the latching means has been released.

In'testimony whereof, I afiix mysignature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 29th day of May, 1926;

ARTHUR PATTERSON. 

